Species that occur naturally in these areas should be selected, else fast growing trees ( like eucalypts) can actually lower water levels by having high transpiration losses to the atmosphere. Arjuna and pipal are examples of riparian trees that occur in lowlands. As a rule of thumb, the restoration of native forests and wetlands will help regulate the water cycle to which the aquatic ecosystems and humans have been accustomed to.
Published by Amartya Saha, Ecohydrologist and Instrumentation Specialist at Archbold Biological Station
Species that occur naturally in these areas should be selected, else fast growing trees ( like eucalypts) can actually lower water levels by having high transpiration losses to the atmosphere. Arjuna and pipal are examples of riparian trees that occur in lowlands. As a rule of thumb, the restoration of native forests and wetlands will help regulate the water cycle to which the aquatic ecosystems and humans have been accustomed to.